Like sumbeach one of our USAir flights had a maintenance problem---door wouldn't close at PVD. after hour delay we got to Philly and door wouldn't open! Naturally connecting flight was missed. Finally made it a day late to SXM.

When leaving SXM around 3 pm there was no plane at gate yet board said it was "on time". 35 mins later announced arv late. Then we saw the plane. It sat there for 40 mins and no one got off. I joked that it must be the plane with closing door problem.

Hours later we boarded but didn't take off because door wouldn't close. It WAS the same plane or another one had same problem and not fixed. When we finally got on the pilot announced a 4 hour delay because P. Rico controlled air space and we didn't have a window.

You can guess the rest since we didn't sit on that plane for 4 hours. Door wouldn't open etc. Of course we missed the connecting flight for we arrived Philly at midnight.